posted on 1982-01-01, 00:00authored byAkin, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDesign Research Center.
Traditionally, research in computer sciences has had its primary focus on developing models and systems to attain superior design and implementation capabilities. However, with new software becoming available at an ever increasing rate, there is a parallel increase in our need to better understand the mechanics of computer-user interfaces, whether they are of a motor, cognitive, or perceptual kind